Soccer Preview: Wheat Ridge vs. Dakota Ridge
Wheat Ridge is 6-1 against Dakota Ridge since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wheat Ridge Farmers will face off against the Dakota Ridge Eagles at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wheat Ridge has seven straight wins, Dakota Ridge has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Wheat Ridge will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Standley Lake, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Wheat Ridge came out on top against Standley Lake by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Given the Farmers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Gators are ranked 155th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Dakota Ridge came up short against D'Evelyn on Monday, falling 5-2.
Wheat Ridge's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0-1. As for Dakota Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Wheat Ridge took their win against Dakota Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheat Ridge since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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